Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services has launched an integrated medical-dental practice in Las Vegas.
Sahara Health Group is led by Elena Garcia, MD, and operates out of the same building as Sahara Modern Dentistry, a multispecialty dental practice that opened in May 2021. Sahara Health Group started serving patients April 5, PDS said in an April 7 news release.
The new practice is a part of the DSO's Mouth-Body Connection initiative to educate patients on the link between oral health and overall well-being. It also opened an integrated practice, Union Village Medical Group, in Henderson, Nev., in July 2021. The Henderson practice is also owned by Dr. Garcia.
Pacific Dental Services supports more than 870 practices nationwide.